Union trio does damage
Behind the three-headed monster of Lucas Bowser, Hank Murphy and Cole Morris, the Union boys basketball team edged Keystone 59-51 Friday night.
Bowser scored 19 points, Murphy 18 and Morris 14 for the Golden Knights (15-6).
UNION 59
Hank Murphy 5 5-6 18, Sutton Varner 2 0-0 4, Cole Morris 5 2-5 14, Gavin Hawk 1 2-2 4, Lucas Bowser 8 3-3 19, Dana Logue 0 0-0 0, Kolby Montgomery 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 12-16 59.
KEYSTONE 51
Ion 7 1-1 17, Shick 3 2-6 10, Rearick 2 1-2 5, Wilson 5 4-4 15, Jones 1 0-0 2, Wingard 1 0-1 2. Totals: 19 8-14 51.
Union 15 19 8 17 — 59
Keystone5 10 12 24 — 51
3-point goals: Union 3 (Murphy, Morris 2); Keystone 5 (Ion 2, Shick 2, Wilson)
Wednesday: Moniteau at Union
Moniteau 39, Redbank Valley 33 — Aaron Marterella scored 12 points in the Warriors' tight win.
REDBANK VALLEY 33
Heeter 4 5-5 14, Reed 5 0-0 12, Dougherty 1 0-0 2, Scott 0 1-2 1, Campbell 2 0-2 4. Totals: 12 6-9 33.
MONITEAU 39
Aaron Marterella 4 1-4 12, Jake Jewart 2 3-4 8, Derek Boben 1 2-2 4, Lake Pry 2 6-8 10, J.J. Waid 1 0-0 2. McKinley Baptiste 1 0-0 3. Totals: 11 12-18 39.
Redbank Valley 10 4 2 17 — 33
Moniteau10 10 5 14 — 39
3-point goals: Moniteau 2 (Jewart, Baptiste); Redbank Valley 3 (Heeter, Reed 2)
Wednesday: Moniteau at Union
Knoch 61, Freeport 36 — Mac Christy scored 13 points as the Knights (13-7, 9-5) cruised to a win in the section finale.
Josh Beale paced Freeport (9-13, 3-11) with 24 points.
KNOCH 61
Aiden Albert 2 0-0 5, Devin Campbell 2 2-2 8, Mac Christy 6 1-1 13, Josh Knochel 3 3-4 12, Austin Hannes 2 0-0 5, Jackson McKee 5 0-0 12, P.J. Gourley 2 0-0 4, Julian Sanks 0 2-2 2 Totals: 22 8-9 61.
FREEPORT 36
Kevin Lynch 2 0-0 4, Kris Keppel 2 1-1 5, Brandon Hochbein 1 0-0 2, Tyler Hettich 0 1-3 1, Josh Beale 9 5-7 24. Totals: 14 7-11 36.
Knoch 13 19 17 12 — 61
Freeport10 7 15 4 — 36
3-point goals: Freeport 1 (Beale); Knoch 9 (Albert, Campbell 2, Knochel 3, Hannes, McKee 2)
Monday: Knoch at Armstrong
Karns City 65, A-C Valley 29 — The Gremlins built a 24-0 lead after the first quarter and had 15 players score in this KSAC win.
Noah Pollock scored 11 points and Reese Barger 10 to lead Karns City (9-10).
KARNS CITY 65
Noah Pollock 4 0-0 11, Noah Kepple 1 0-0 2, Collin Dunmyre 2 1-5 6, Holden Martin 2 2-2 7, Trevor Knox 0 1-2 1, Logan Pistorius 0 2-2 2, Ben Ealy 3 0-0 6, Ian McElroy 1 0-0 2, Jimmy Thompson 2 2-2 6, Reese Barger 3 2-4 10, Jacob Friel 0 1-2 1, Nolan Riley 0 1-2 1, Austin Fahlor 1 0-0 2, Chandler Turner 1 1-2 3, Dom Callihan 2 1-2 5. Totals: 22 15-25 65.
A-C VALLEY 29
John Anderson 0 0-0 0, Jonah Powell 0 0-0 0, Dalton Callendar 2 1-3 5, Austin Heeter 3 4-4 10, Levi Fair 0 0-2 0, Austin Kriebel 0 0-0 0, Chase Terwilliger 0 0-0 0, Kody Wolfe 1 0-0 2, Joe Manculich 3 0-1 7, Zach Muhl 1 0-2 3, Jeff Ginn 1 0-0 2. Totals: 9 5-12 29.
Karns City 24 12 9 20 — 65
A-C Valley0 6 14 9 — 29
3-point goals: Karns City 7 (Pollock 3, Dunmyre, Martin, Barger 2); A-C Valley 6 (Manculich, Muhl)
Monday: West Shamokin at Karns City
Wednesday: Keystone at A-C Valley
Grove City 54, Hickory 41 — Brendan Record poured in 25 points to lead the Eagles.
HICKORY 41
Antonio Blackwell 3 0-0 7, Joe DeJulia 0 0-0 0, Ryan Lauerty 4 0-0 11, Joe Walsh 1 1-4 3, Cameron Pica 3 0-0 7, Brandon Beader 5 2-6 13, Anthony Nardone 0 0-2 0. Totals:16 3-12 41.
GROVE CITY 54
Brendan Record 7 7-9 25, Andrew Mason 4 3-3 12, Kaiden Young 2 2-2 6, Kameron Patterson 1 0-2 2, Martin Beatty 1 2-2 4, Brayden Martin 0 1-2 1, Kyle barger 1 0-1 2, Qadir Muhammed 0 0-0 0, Isaac Thrasher 0 2-2 2. Totals: 16 17-23 54.
Hickory 9 11 13 8 — 41
Grove City12 14 16 12 — 54
3-point goals: Hickory 6 (Blackwell, Lauerty 3, Beader); Grove City 5 (Record 4, Mason)
JV: Grove City 51-38 (Tanner Glenn 13, Muhammed 11)
Tuesday: Grove City at George Junior Republic
Summit Academy 76, Apollo-Ridge 55 — Ezra Weah scored 23 points and Tony Sprinkle added 20 to lead the Knights.
APOLLO-RIDGE 55
Galloway 4 0-6 8, Bauf 6 1-2 15, Wingard 6 0-0 13, Neal 2 0-1 4, Fitzroy 4 0-0 8, J. Sowers 1 0-0 2. Totals: 25 1-9 55.
SUMMIT ACADEMY 76
Ezra Weah 9 1-2 23, Isaiah Pridgen 4 0-2 9, Braheem Alston 4 1-2 9, DeMarco Francis 2 0-0 5, Tony Sprinkle 10 0-0 20, Ahkeem Harris 5 0-0 10. Totals: 34 2-6 76.
Apollo-Ridge 8 7 20 20 — 55
Summit Academy18 21 23 14 — 76
3-point goals: Apollo-Ridge 3 (Bauf, Wingard); Summit Academy 6 (Weah 4, Pridgen, Francis)
Tuesday: Summit Academy at Kiski Prep
Girls Basketball
Alazia Greaves scored all 21 of her points in the second half as Moniteau rallied in the fourth quarter for a 62-55 win over Redbank Valley.
Kristina DeMatteis added 17 points, 10 rebounds, seven blocks and six steals for the Warriors (14-7).
MONITEAU 62
Kara Mentel 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Ripley 1 0-0 2, Kristina DeMatteis 6 5-8 17, Kennedy DeMatteis 1 0-1 2, Alazia Greaves 6 9-12 21, Sara Hull 6 0-1 12, Emma Bair 3 0-0 6, Cambrie Campbell 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24 14-22 62.
REDBANK VALLEY 55
Hinderliter 8 15-17 32, Dougherty 2 2-2 6, Landers 0 0-1 0, King 3 4-7 10, Holt 3 2-2 8, Wiant 0 0-0 0, Fink 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 24-29 55.
Moniteau 12 10 17 23 — 62
Redbank Valley13 11 18 14 — 55
3-point goals: Redbank Valley
Tuesday: Union at Moniteau
Karns City 71, A-C Valley 50 — Emily Hegedus scored 26 points as Karns City downed A-C Valley.
LeeAnn Gibson added 17 points and 10 rebounds and Alyssa Gibson scored 14 points for the Gremlins (19-2).
Ellie Thompson led the way for A-C Valley (9-12) with 19 points.
A-C VALLEY 50
Morgan Cratty 6 3-3 15, Lauren McNany 2 0-0 5, Jill Caldwell 0 0-0 0, Ellie Thompson 4 11-14 19, Olivia Boocks 2 0-1 5, Brook Irwin 1 0-0 2, Kylee Eaton 2 0-1 4, Cami McNany 0 0-0 0, Madison Stump 0 0-0 0, Annie Viertel 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 14-19 50.
KARNS CITY 71
Alyssa Gibson 5 0-1 14, Abby Wolfe 1 0-0 2, Alyssa Stitt 1 0-0 3, LeeAnn Gibson 7 3-5 17, Emily Hegedus 8 9-9 26, Brooke Moore 0 0-2 0, Mackenzie Craig 2 5-6 9, Olivia Mourer 0 0-0 0, Emily Wolfe 0 0-0 0, Livia Andreassi 0 0-0 0. Totals: 24 17-23 71.
A-C Valley 10 11 20 9 — 50
Karns City20 16 22 13 — 71
3-point goals: A-C Valley 2 (L. McNany, Boocks); Karns City 6 (A. Gibson 4, Hegedus, Stitt)
Tuesday: A-C Valley at Keystone; Redbank Valley At Karns City
Private Schools
Caitlyn Mueller scored eight points, but First Baptist Christian School dropped a 36-26 girls basketball decision to Portersville Christian.
Shelby Poorman scored six points and grabbed 13 rebounds while Alexis Barnhart had five rebounds and Lydia Roth four steals.